Accused facing 37 cases arrested under NDPS Act in Belagavi

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Belagavi Police person arrested and sent to custody a repetition offender, who is facing 37 cases, nether the provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic successful Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act 1988.

It is the archetypal specified lawsuit since the enactment of the Belagavi Police Commissionerate, sources said.

Andha Saleem alias Saleem Kareemuddin Soudagar is wanted successful respective superior crimes successful Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa. He has been convicted successful 5 cases and acquitted successful 26.

Officers of the APMC Police Station arrested Andha Saleem considered a habitual offender successful narcotic drugs, theft, battle and different property-related crimes.

He was besides wanted successful murder, effort to execution cases and is accused of threatening witnesses.

The constabulary observed that contempt aggregate arrests and tribunal proceedings, the idiosyncratic continued his transgression activities and causing fearfulness among the nationalist and disturbing bid successful the area.

Based connected the past of repeated offences, Commissioner of Police Borase Bhushan Gulabrao invoked Section 3(1) of the PIT-NDPS Act 1988 which allows preventive detention of habitual offenders progressive successful narcotic and related crimes.

After the competent authorization approved his recommendation, the detention bid was executed connected October 27.

“The PITNDPS Act prevents narcotic-related offences. We volition proceed to strictly enforce the PIT-NDPS Act against habitual offenders to guarantee bid and information successful the city,’’ the Police Commissioner said.

Published - October 30, 2025 07:11 p.m. IST

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